A visit to the Bloomington Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bloomington Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bloomington Cemetery (FG ID #81960).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Bloomington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bloomington Cemetery:
44.8156, -93.2895
The Bloomington Cemetery is located in Hennepin County<2>.
The county seat for Hennepin County is located in Minneapolis. Minneapolis lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Bloomington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bloomington Cemetery.
Establishment of the Bloomington Cemetery ...
The Bloomington Cemetery was established in 1856.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bloomington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bloomington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant View Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Assumption Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Minneapolis Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- B'nai Emet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gemelus Chesed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- United Hebrew Brotherhood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dawn Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dawn Valley Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn Valley Cemetery
- Bloomington Ferry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Christ Luthern Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ft. Snelling National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The South Side Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- Evergreen Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eden Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Eden Prairie Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Prairie Cemetery
- Acacia Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Church of St. Peter Historic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Temple Israel Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bloomington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bloomington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bloomington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Burnsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nicols
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Richfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Savage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edina
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mendota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mendota Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shakopee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Prior Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Credit River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Saint Louis Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sunfish Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lilydale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lilydale is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Lakeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rosemount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Inver Grove Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minneapolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Minnetonka Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minnetonka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Bloomington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hennepin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bloomington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apple Valley
- Bloomington
- Burnsville
- Eden Prairie
- Edina
- Edina lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bloomington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
- Hopkins
- Lakeville
- Minneapolis
- Prior Lake
- Rosemount
- Saint Louis Park
- Shakopee
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bloomington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Hennepin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Bloomington Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #81960
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #640279 (Bloomington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #640279 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Hennepin
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bloomington
- Location given for Bloomington Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.8152425 Lon: -93.2896681
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Hennepin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bloomington Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |